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Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter

1988 1h 30mActionThrillerDramaCrime

Lung (Tony Poon), a rookie bodyguard, falls in love with the first subject he's overseeing, May (May Cheung). She has come to Hong Kong with false hopes of being a singer, but she's unwillingly set to enter the world of prostitution instead. Into this equation comes a model agency head (Margaret Lee – We're Going To Eat You) who's determined to conquer the love of Lung.

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Lung (Tony Poon), a rookie bodyguard, falls in love with the first subject he's overseeing, May (May Cheung). She has come to Hong Kong with false hopes of being a singer, but she's unwillingly set to enter the world of prostitution instead. Into this equation comes a model agency head (Margaret Lee – We're Going To Eat You) who's determined to conquer the love of Lung.

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Ho FanHo FanDirector

Cast

Cheung Choi-MeiMay
Tom PoonTom Poon
Margaret LeeMargaret Lee
Eddy Ko HungEddy Ko Hung
Shum WaiShum Wai
Goo Wai-Jan
Jamie Luk Kim-MingJamie Luk Kim-Ming
Chan GingChan Ging
Ho Pak-KwongHo Pak-Kwong
Wong HungWong Hung
Kobe Wong Kam-Bo
Sam Feng-San
Jim JamesJim James

Director

Ho Fan

Release date

10 Dec 1988

Runtime

1h 30m

Language

Cantonese

Country

Hong Kong

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